The Guinean government has published all the mining agreements signed by the country since 1958 on a new website, which will be officially launched in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Friday February 15.

Key talking points in the iron ore market before the annual Singapore Iron Ore Week, which takes place on May 6-10, 2019.

Should BHP Billiton – the owner of Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine – have waited for an update on the situation at the second-largest mine before agreeing supply contracts for the second half of the year?

Niron Metals PLC, an investment vehicle with shareholders including former Xstrata chief executive officer Mick Davis, is in exploratory talks with the government of Guinea to develop the Zogota iron ore project.

JP Morgan’s latest research on mining equities has some salient points to make on what investors should expect in terms of returns from mining houses over the next couple of years.

Vedanta Resources will fall out of the FTSE 100 index next week, following the earlier demotions of Kazakh miners Kazakhmys and Eurasian Natural Resources Co (ENRC), as miners’ capitalisation suffers from weak commodity prices.

The result of Scotland’s independence referendum could have a significant impact on the European aluminium market. As Hotline went to press voters were still at the polls – so we’ve provided two alternative takes depending on what the result is. Delete as appropriate.

Zinc producer Nyrstar is merging its marketing, sourcing and sales (MSS) team with those in operations and, as a consequence, the company's senior vp MSS Bob Katsiouleris has left with immediate effect.

South Africa and New Zealand’s non-exemption from the United States’ Section 232 import tariffs is likely to have limited impact on Asian aluminium supply, and hence premiums, market participants told Metal Bulletin.

French infrastructure group Bolloré has signed a contract with Guinea’s Port Authority to build rail line from the capital Conakry to the dry port of Kagbelen, a spokeswoman for the company told Steel First.